"Bane was meant to look like a cross between a dictator and a
revolutionary," Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming told
us. "I designed the coat myself - it took a year. We took
inspiration from a Swedish army jacket and a French Revolution
frock coat and amalgamated the two. It was a pain to have made,
because in LA shearling is not their sort of thing: there weren't
the tailors who could work with the fabric. It's funny: as soon as
it was finished, GQ did a feature about shearling coats, so it looked
like I had copied you!"

As for the Dark Knight himself, Bruce Wayne will again be stepping
out in Armani. "Christian Bale was in Armani in the last film
and I used Armani again for character reasons. Bruce Wayne is
himself playing a part: that of a wealthy man who owns an enormous
company and so a luxury brand like Armani seemed the right choice,"
says Hemming. As for the bat suit: "There's very few changes. The
only modifications are to do with the story. But I can't tell you
what they are..." As if we didn't have enough questions
already.